The struggle for coal miners’ health care and pension benefits continues

Mar 06, 2019 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

​Coal mining continues to be one of the most hazardous professions in our society. Even today, while the number of large-scale mining disasters and the number of deaths have certainly declined, coal miners continue to face...

Mining the Moon

Mar 06, 2019 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

If you were transported to the Moon this very instant, you would surely and rapidly die. Thats because theres no atmosphere, the surface temperature varies from a roasting 130 degrees Celsius (266 F) to a bone-chilling...

Can Britbox beat Netflix? It will need to adapt to changing viewing habits

Mar 06, 2019 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

The BBC and ITV recently announced a new joint venture to create a streaming service that they have called Britbox. The focus for Britbox will be to sell British television programmes, old and new, to the UK public, for a...

Pensions: why automatic enrolment may not suit the self-employed

Mar 06, 2019 14:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Governments are often highly supportive of self-employment, as it helps to keep unemployment rates low but there are some potential side effects. For instance, the UK Department for Work and Pensions has been ringing...

Blockchain Revolution Series

The future of blockchain according to experts in the energy sector

Mar 06, 2019 14:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Blockchain technology is a decentralised digital ledger that keeps public but encrypted records of peer-to-peer transactions. All members of a blockchain network can verify whether a transaction occurred or not, rendering...

What a failed Johannesburg project tells us about mega cities in Africa

Mar 06, 2019 14:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Six years ago a major development was announced in South Africa. Billed as a game changer, it was meant to alter the urban footprint of Johannesburg, Africas richest city, forever. The Modderfontein New City project was...

Why the meat industry could win big from the switch to veggie lifestyles

Mar 06, 2019 13:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

One of the largest meat processors in the UK, supplying supermarkets across the country with beef, pork, and lamb, has launched a plant-based meat alternative. ABP is the first UK meat producer to do so and its decision...